Garropolo tore his ACL in the 49ers' loss at Kansas City on Sunday, exiting the game in the fourth quarter.

In Garoppolo's absence, the Niners initially will turn to C.J. Beathard, whom they surprisingly traded up to select in the third round of the 2017 draft. Beathard was sacked 19 times last season. After spending several minutes down on the field and then being evaluated on the sideline, the 26-year-old was eventually taken to the San Francisco locker room on the back of a cart. The team now sits at 1-2 after a 38-27 loss to the Chiefs.

Patriots almost traded Gronk to Lions before draft
Jackson, Keion Crossen and Derek Rivers are all active and will be making their National Football League debuts. Gronkowski led the Patriots with 1,084 yards and eight touchdowns previous year across 14 games.

Tiger Woods Tour Championship run spurs ratings boost
The final round of The Open, in which Woods finished tied for sixth, was the event's highest US ratings in 18 years. That game earned a 15.3 rating, up 11 percent over the national game in the same Week 3 window on CBS a year ago .

Joshua weighs in 11 kilograms heavier than Povetkin
Standing at 6-foot-6 with an 82-inch reach, the 28-year-old Joshua has a noticeable size advantage over the 6-foot-2 Povetkin. My coaches wonder what I'm doing in sparring, so sometimes I'll tell them to hit me because I know how to throw punches.

Rape accused Bishop being questioned for second day
Three teams are probing Fr Mulakkal, who has been accused of raping a nun 13 times over a period of two years at different places. Following the allegations, dozens of nuns, activists and advocates have protested outside a court demanding his prosecution.

Amazon Alexa completes its tie-up with Microsoft Cortana
A new study commissioned by the Home Depot has found that having a kid will influence your smart home purchase decisions. Every week we scour the web for the best smart home deals - check out our pick of this week's biggest bargains below.

Tiger Woods holds nerve to cap a remarkable comeback
A Woods victory would be an 80th PGA Tour triumph and take him to within two wins of Sam Snead's all-time 82 Tour victories. As Woods played the 18th hole with the win in sight, fans ran onto the fairway, following the sueprstar.